[176860] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Looking for piece of undersea cable
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miles Fidelman)
Fri Dec 12 16:58:34 2014
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Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:56:22 -0500
From: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>
To: nanog@nanog.org
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Scott Weeks wrote:
>
>> On Dec 12, 2014, at 14:58, Colin McIntosh <cmcintosh33@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm looking for a piece of undersea cable to use for
>> educational purposes and was hoping somebody would
>> have a section they can part with. Doesn't need to be
>> a big piece, really any size will work. I can pay for
>> shipping and the cable, if needed.
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>
> --- jhellenthal@dataix.net wrote:
> From: Jason Hellenthal <jhellenthal@dataix.net>
>
> Tanzania looks to have a peace they wouldn’t miss …
> grab your scuba gear we’ll go swimming :-)
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>
>
> How would you upload your scuba (and surfing) pictures
> from the Seychelles islands to the internet if that
> piece were to go away? ;-)
>
>
As much as I'd like to join that expedition, you could just call up one
of the vendors listed here, and see if they'll send you a sample:
http://www.submarinecablesystems.com/default.asp.pg-CableSuppliers
Miles Fidelman
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra